"Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us" Ephesians 3:20

Friday, February 3, 2012

Me, in a tizzy

I recieved this email from a friend this morning. It was in good ole' God fashion EXACTLY what I needed to hear. I have really been struggling with "the wait" lately. Even though we have our LOA, it still will likely be late March or April even before we travel. And it is so hard comparing our "wait" with others' "wait"... especially when their's doesn't seem quite so long. I worry that we won't even have her on her birthday. It is all totally out of my control..... and that is the hardest thing EVER for me. Anyway, God clearly spoke to me this morning through my friend. He is in TOTAL control in ALL things. And He knows whats best.
I felt compelled to share...

A good reminder to always give thanks in ALL things...

Me (in a tizzy): God, can I ask you something?

GOD: Sure.

Me: Promise you won't get mad?

GOD: I promise.

Me (frustrated): Why did you let so much stuff happen to me today?

GOD: What do you mean?

Me: Well I woke up late,

GOD: Yes..

Me: My car took forever to start,

GOD: Okay....

Me (growling): At lunch, they made my sandwich wrong and I had to wait.

GOD: Hmmmm..

Me: On the way home, my phone went dead, just as I picked up a call.

GOD: All right.

Me (loudly): And to top it all off, when I got home, I just wanted to soak my feet in my foot massager and relax, but it wouldn't work. Nothing went right today! Why did you do that?!

GOD: Well, let me see..... the death angel was at your bed this morning and I had to send one of the other angels to battle him for your life. I let you sleep through that.

Me (humbled): Oh...

GOD: I didn't let your car start because there was a drunk driver on your route who might have hit you if you were on the road.

Me (ashamed): ............

GOD: The first person who made your sandwich today was sick and I didn't want you to catch what they have, I knew you couldn't afford to miss work.

Me (embarrassed): Oh.....

GOD: Your phone went dead because the person who was calling was going to give a false witness about what you said on that call. I didn't even let you talk to them so you would be covered.

Me (softly): I see, God.

GOD: Oh and that foot massager, it had a short that was going to throw out all of the power in your house tonight. I didn't think you wanted to be in the dark.

Me: I'm sorry God.

GOD: Don't be sorry, just learn to trust me.........in all things, the good and the bad.

Me: I WILL trust you God.

GOD: And don't doubt that my plan for your day is always better than your plan.

Me: I won't God. And let me just tell you God, thank you for everything today.

GOD: You're welcome, child. It was just another day being your God and I love looking after my children.

Naomi's Story

Naomi was abandoned on July 4, 2008 in Hebi City, Jun County at the Xiaohe Road Intersection. The Hebi City Jun County Public Service Bureau Liyang Police Station conducted a thorough search, and as they could not locate her parents or other relatives, she was confirmed an abandoned infant. According to her physical condition, her birth date was estimated to be April 20, and she was named according to the generational character for the year 2008 (Yun), and when this baby girl arrived, the weather was very hot, so she was given the name Yun Yan.

Naomi was transferred to Hope Foster Home when she was 8 months old. She had her cleft lip repair & nose deformity on October 30, 2009. She had her cleft palate repair on May 20, 2010. She was sponsored by a wonderful family who gave her the beautiful name, Naomi just after her first birthday. She arrived at Maria's Big House of Hope, in Louyang, Henan, China in July 2010 where she lived for almost 2 years. She was joined with her forever family on April 16, 2012.

Our Adoption Timeline

April 23, 2011: Saw 1st pic of Naomi

April 25: Had our friend Kelly call Show Hope to see if Naomi was "paper ready". Found out her paperwork had been started around April 1st

April 27: Knew for sure God was calling us to adopt Naomi. Emailed Show Hope for more info which was forwarded to CCAI (our adoption agency)

April 29: Filled out a waiting child checklist with CCAI

May 4: Filled out application for adoption
May 11: Application was approved

May 16: Began dossier paperchase

May 31: First Home Study visit

June 20: Home Study complete (waiting on background checks)

July 1: Naomi is prayer focus child for Show Hope :)

July 22: Background checks arrive
July 25: Home Study complete & sent to CCAI & USCIS

July 28: I800A application sent to USCIS for approval

August 12: Recieved fingerprint appointments

August 15: Fingerprinted 20 days before appt date!

August 24: Recieved a call from CCAI that Naomi's file came in "LID Only"